T15 is the ICD-10 code for Foreign body on external eye. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block T15–T19 (Effects of foreign body entering through natural orifice) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T15 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- foreign body in penetrating wound of:
- orbit and eyeball S05.4-S05.5
- orbit and eyeball retained (old) H05.5, H44.6-H44.7
- retained foreign body in eyelid H02.8
Subcodes of T15
T15 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DT15Fremmedlegeme på øjets ydre overflade
T15Silmän ulkoisten osien vierasesine
T15Fremdkörper im äußeren Auge
T15Corps étranger dans la partie externe de l'œil
T15corpus alienum op uitwendige oog
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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